FLASHBACK: September, 1955
FLASHBACK SEPTEMBER 1955 Valleys were Brisbane’s best team in 1955 and Brothers the cleanest. So reported the ‘Sunday Truth’ newspaper after Valleys beat Brothers 17-7 in the grand final at […]
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FLASHBACK: April, 1960
APRIL 1960 Kangaroo tour co-manager, Jack Argent was fined 50 pounds by the Australian Rugby League Board of Control, for allegedly inducing one of the players, Ron Boden, to sign […]
HISTORY OF RUGBY LEAGUE ON THE GOLD COAST: A STORY OF RESILIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Just as there was life ‘Before the Broncos’ in Brisbane, there was a proud history of rugby league on the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers before the Titans and its […]
COAST BOY THINKS OUTSIDE SQUARE
Gary Roberts was one of my favorite players of the mid-1960s. A skilful five eighth for Gold Coast Tigers in the Tweed/Gold Coast league, he was a joy to watch, […]
FLASHBACK: September 1968
SEPTEMBER 1968 In what was rated the best match of the season, Valleys defeated Norths 18-15 in the Brisbane knock-out semi-final at Lang Park, with the goal kicking of Des […]
FLASHBACK: April 1957
DES Henry, 18, distinguished himself in his representative debut, scoring four tries for Brisbane against Ipswich at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Henry had yet to play a first grade premiership […]
FLASHBACK: March 1956
BRISBANE Rugby League coach, Duncan Hall drew a line in the sand when he dropped Test forward, Tom Tyquin, as well as Ray Edwards and Johnny Bruton from the side to […]
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